Roots of an Archean volcanic arc complex: The Lac des Iles area in Ontario, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 223-239

  Brugmann G E ^a,b   Reischmann, T ^b,c   Naldrett, A J ^a   Sutcliffe, R H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean granite greenstone terrain; Canada; Mafic ultramafic intrusions; Rb Sr ; Sm Nd isotopes; Superior province; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GRANITE/GREENSTONE TERRAIN; MAFIC ROCK; RADIOMETRIC DATING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LAC DES ILES;

EID: 0030787154     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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